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July 29, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, sources told the The Associated Press. T...
Woman wants surprise party to be drama-free
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July 29, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can’t stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them come...
Influencer drops friend after gaining popularity
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
July 29, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my close friends has recently started gaining a lot of attention on social media, especially on TikTok. She’s gotten popular almost overnight, and ever since then, things have c...
Wall Street coasts for now ahead of a week packed with potential flashpoints
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By By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer 
July 29, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting on Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a 15% rate, lower than President Donald Trump ...
Temu accused of failing to prevent sale of illegal products
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By By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer 
July 29, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu was accused by European Union watchdogs on Monday of failing to prevent the sale of illegal products on its platform. The preliminary findings follow an inve...
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July 29, 2025
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong conglomerate that had agreed to sell its two ports at the Panama Canal said Monday it may seek a Chinese investor to join a consortium of buyers, a move that could please ...
Fall in the Canadian Rockies: Banff and Jasper shine after summer ends
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By By CHANTELLE KINCY Travelbinger 
July 29, 2025
Come September, when the last of the summer crowds have returned to work and school, the Canadian Rockies begin their quiet transformation. The larch trees turn a brilliant gold, the air grows crisp, ...
As tourism surges, Puerto Rico touts its untouched corners
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By By DARIA BACHMANN ?Travelbinger 
July 29, 2025
As Puerto Rico’s tourism economy hits new highs, a quiet movement is reshaping how and where visitors experience the island. From bee farms in the mountains to dragon fruit fields in the southwest, a ...
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Monongahela
July 29, 2025
• Donald Payne, 37, of Charleroi was charged with flight to avoid apprehension, evading arrest and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. • Robert Paul Yog...
Son’s interests and appearance have changed
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July 28, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Our 23-year-old son, “Ed,” was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet — he even joined a gym and was going every week. Ed has been dating a girl, “Emily,” who is ...
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July 28, 2025
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. Th...
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July 28, 2025
• Bingo, Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, 316 Railroad St., doors open at 5 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon, 4 to 7 p...
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July 26, 2025
Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...
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July 25, 2025
Monessen High School was evacuated after contractors accidentally struck a gas line Thursday morning, according to county emergency officials. Westmoreland County 911 received a call around 10:20 a.m....
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Monessen
July 25, 2025
• Jerome Vining, 22, of McKeesport was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Jud...
Bullying son-in-law turns grandmother away from family
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July 25, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My daughter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 15 years. Their marriage has been rocky from the start due to her husband’s “God” complex. He’s a spoiled brat and a compulsiv...
Daughter expects parents to pay for new car
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
July 25, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My 17-year-old daughter recently got into a car accident. Thankfully, she wasn’t seriously hurt, but the car was totaled. After talking to her about what happened, it became clear that...
Outdoor work in Southern Europe’s tourist hot spots is becoming hellish
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July 25, 2025
By JOSEPH WILSON, DEREK GATOPOULOS and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer. In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet re...
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July 25, 2025
By Talker Research New Jerseyans are America’s biggest “ice cream connoisseurs,” according to a recent survey. The survey of 5,000 Americans, evenly split by state, revealed respondents in New Jersey ...